{"product_id":"bushville-wins-john-klima-9781250006165","title":"Bushville Wins!","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe rip-roaring story of baseball's most unlikely champions, featuring interviews with Henry Aaron, Bob Uecker and other members of the Milwaukee Braves, \u003ci\u003eBushville Wins!\u003c\/i\u003e takes you to a time and place baseball and the Heartland will never forget.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBushville hits the sweet spot of my childhood, the year my family moved to Wisconsin and the Braves won the World Series against the Yankees, a team my Brooklyn-raised dad taught us to hate. Thanks to John Klima for bringing it all back to life with such vivid detail and energetic writing. -- David Maraniss, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eClemente\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eWhen Pride Still Mattered\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn the early 1950s, the New York Yankees were the biggest bullies on the block. They were invincible: they led the New York City baseball dynasty, which for eight consecutive years held an iron grip on the World Series championship. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThen the Boston Braves moved to Milwaukee in 1953, becoming surprise revolutionaries. Led by visionary owner Lou Perini, the Braves formed a powerful relationship with the Miller Brewing Company and foreshadowed the Dodgers and Giants moving west, sparking continental expansion and the ballpark boom. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBut the rest of the country wasn't sold. Why would a major league team move to a minor league town? In big cities like New York, Milwaukee was thought to be a podunk train station stop-off where the fans were always drunk and wouldn't know a baseball from a beer. They called Milwaukee \u003ci\u003eBushville\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe Braves were no bushers! Eddie Mathews was a handsome home run hitter with a rugged edge. Warren Spahn was the craftiest pitcher in the business. Lew Burdette was a sharky spitball artist. Taken together, the Braves reveled in the High Life and made Milwaukee famous, while Wisconsin fans showed the rest of the country how to crack a cold one and throw a tailgate party. And in 1954, a solemn and skinny slugger came from Mobile to Milwaukee. Henry Aaron began his march to history. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWith a cast of screwballs, sluggers and beer swiggers, the Braves proved the guys at the corner bar could do the impossible - topple Casey Stengel's New York baseball dynasty in a World Series for the ages.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e John Klima\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1250006163\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781250006165\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e St. Martins Press-3PL\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/05\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 352\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.95lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.40h x 5.40w x 0.90d","brand":"John Klima","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43996211314943,"sku":"9781250006165","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_a0ff97cc-1bd4-439c-bd48-b0bd1c6537ca.jpg?v=1683340381","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/bushville-wins-john-klima-9781250006165","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}